Baxter Springs Public Schools is dealing with a potential bed bug outbreak at the high school and middle school. Source: FOURSTATESHOMEPAGE
Tyner clear of bed bugs – WDEF (via WDEF)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) –Â A report from the Hamilton County Health Department says Tyner High School is clear of all bed bugs. The school system was made aware of a potential bed bug problem in one classroom earlier this week. An extermination crew arrived at the school Tuesday. The Health Department then inspected the high school Wednesday. … Source: WDEF
Mother says she discovered a bed bug at the Sand Springs Walmart (via KTUL)
SAND SPRINGS, Okla (KTUL) — Walmart and the Health Department are investigating a woman’s claim that she found a bed bug in the Sand Springs store. She said she found it while shopping for her baby. The woman took a picture of the bed bug, prompting a search to See if there are anymore. “It’s pretty frustrating knowing that’s the … Read More
Monster Bay Area Rainstorms Cause Ant Invasion (via r20.rs6.net)
We haven’t Seen a rainy season like this one in years, and it is creating an old problem: ants. Source: r20.rs6.net
New study uses small chip to immediately detect Zika, stage of infection (via KPRC)
A groundbreaking new study could soon take the guessing out of Zika treatment. Source: KPRC
Insect populations in Michiana impacted by subzero temperatures during polar vortex (via Karina Flores)
The extreme temperatures we faced during the polar vortex likely killed off a good portion of invasive insects in our area. The downside is, it may also have affected beneficial insects as well. Source: Karina Flores
Researchers predict spread of invasive longhorned ticks into North America (via r20.rs6.net)
MANHATTAN â A recently invaded tick species known as the longhorned tick could establish itself in wide swathes of North America â if they are transported accidentally. This prediction was published in a new study in Natureâs Scientific Reports by Ram Raghavan, assistant professor at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and his international team of collaborators. Source: … Read More
Bat Found at Southland Mall Tests Positive for Rabies (via NBC Southern California )
A bat found at Southland Mall in Hayward tested positive for rabies, health officials said. Source: NBC Southern California
Bed bugs discovered at Sodus Rehab and Nursing Center (via WHEC News10NBC)
A local nursing home at the center of a year-long News10NBC investigation now has a bed bug problem… Source: WHEC News10NBC
Polar vortex may have killed significant levels of invasive species of insects (via Fox News)
The intense polar vortex that blanketed the Midwest and made its way to the East Coast with deadly subzero wild chills and snow may have had one benefit: killing off some bad bugs. Source: Fox News
